PMID- 30533546 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220330 IS - 2405-8440 (Print) IS - 2405-8440 (Electronic) IS - 2405-8440 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 11 DP - 2018 Nov TI - IL-33 suppresses GSK-3beta activation through an ST2-independent MyD88/TRAF6/RIP/PI3K/Akt pathway. PG - e00971 LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00971 [doi] LID - e00971 AB - AIMS: The present study was conducted to explore the effect of interleukin-33 (IL-33) on glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) activation involving Tau phosphorylation, a critical causative factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). MAIN METHODS: Experiments were performed using PC-12 cells. Target proteins were knocked-down by transfecting with the siRNA for each protein. The kinase activities were assessed by monitoring phosphorylation of Thr308 and Ser473 for Akt and phosphorylation of Ser9 and Tyr216 for GSK-3beta in the Western blotting. KEY FINDINGS: Exogenously applied IL-33 activated Akt and inactivated GSK-3beta. IL-33-induced Akt activation and GSK-3beta inactivation were significantly inhibited by knocking-down myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6), receptor-interacting protein (RIP), or phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K). IL-33 neutralized amyloid beta(1-42) (Abeta(1-42))-induced Akt inactivation and GSK-3beta activation. SIGNIFICANCE: The results of the present study show that IL-33 inactivates GSK-3beta through an ST2-independent MyD88/TRAF6/RIP/PI3K/Akt pathway and inhibits Abeta(1-42)-induced GSK-3beta activation. This suggests that IL-33 could restrain GSK-3beta-mediated Tau phosphorylation in AD. FAU - Nishizaki, Tomoyuki AU - Nishizaki T AD - Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Education College of Medicine, Osaka, 530-0047, Japan. AD - Innovative Bioinformation Research Organization, Kobe, 651-1223, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181126 PL - England TA - Heliyon JT - Heliyon JID - 101672560 PMC - PMC6260469 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Biochemistry EDAT- 2018/12/12 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:01 PMCR- 2018/11/26 CRDT- 2018/12/12 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/11/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2405-8440(18)36381-3 [pii] AID - e00971 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00971 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Heliyon. 2018 Nov 26;4(11):e00971. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00971. eCollection 2018 Nov.